# teg

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɛɡ/ · frequency rank #88,917

## Definitions
1. A sheep (originally a ewe) in its second year, or from the time it is weaned until it is first shorn.
2. A doe in its second year.
3. A child's tooth.

## Etymology
First used to contemptuously refer to a woman, then later applied to a ewe in her second year. Possibly borrowed from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/teg